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OcL- 2,1923. 1,469,301 L. F. HANKE ET AL GAME Filed April 17. 192.0 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Got. 2, 192 3.

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Application filediApril 17, -1920.':Seria1 Mevuza To all whom it mayconcern."

Be it known that we, LAURENCE F. HANKn and \VARREN J. 'STINSON, citizensof the United States, and residents of the cityof Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Games, of, which thefollowing is a specification. I Ourinvention relatesto improvements in games especially adapted for useindoors, and has for its object the provision of an improved game ofthis character which is interesting to the participants and capable ofeconomicalmanufacture. y c I 7 Other objectswill appear hereinaften, Theinvention consists inthe combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described andclaimed.

The invention will be best understood by "reference to the accompanyingdrawings formingapart, of this specification, and in which,

Fig.1, is a plan view of aigameboard V embodying the invention,

, r Fig. 2,a side view of said board,

Fig. 3, an end view of the same,- Fig. 4, an enlarged view of one of aplu rality of wire wickets employed in conjunction with said board, andh Fig. an enlargedview of one of .a plu- V rality of counters employedin the-game.

The preferred form ofconst-ruction, as

illustrated in. the drawings; comprises a game board 6 made in two partshinged together at a central line -7 for'folding. 'A double courseis'laidout. on the field or face of this board, substantially in theform of a croquet grounds. The two courses 8 and 9 thus provided aredistinctively colored and are divided into corresponding spaces bytransverse lines, as indicated. Hazards, .such as wirewickets 10 aredetachably mounted on the board 6 over the inner course 8, as shown,said wickets being arranged to correspond with the wickets of anordinary croquet ground. Each wicket is provided at its ends withdivergent points 11 insertible in suitable sockets provided in the board6, and

whereby said wickets will be detachably held in place by the springaction thereof. Certain spaces 12, in the course .8, between the sideand central wickets are distinctively marked, as shown. toconstitutebooster spots for use in the playing of the game. Suitable dials 13 areprovided in opposite corners of the board 6 and co-operate withcourses-8 and 9, the subdivisions 15- being.

colored to correspond with thecourse 8, and

subdivision*16- colored to correspond with the course 9. Suitablecounters or. men 17,

substantially in hemispherical form, and colored in imitation ofordinary'croquet balls,

spinning indicators 'orarrows 1 1 roughly in are-provided for use in thegame, one of said counters or ball s? being-.provided-for eachparticipant in the gameJ= In playing the game,'each participant spins.one or-the other of the indicators 14: and is entitled to move inaccordance with the subdivision over wh ch the point of the indicatorstops, the

course-on'which he moves-being determinedby the color of saidsubdivision. Thus, if

the indicator stops overasubdivision 16, the

over the course 8, and can be passed only on said course ,-so that thestopping ofthe indi cator ,over one ofthe subdivisions 16 correspondswith a had shot in a. game of croquet,

andthe-stoppage of said inidicator over one of the subdivisions 15corresponds withv agood shot. The counters will move forward. or

back on the different courses, and are transferred from one to the otherin order to make the moves or manipulations to correspond with thenumbers and colors indicated' by the dial. When in the course of suchmoves it is possiblefor a pla'yer, by

moving either forwardly or backwardly, to bring his counter legitimatelyat rest on one of the booster spots 12,.thisgives him an additionaladvantage in the game, such, for instance, as can additionalturn or useof the indicator and another movement in correspondence with the resultthereof. Various' sets of rules may be devised 'andfu'rnished, f f with:thegame, or the. participants may readily devise their own rules. Theobject of'the game is for the participants,- starting in from theposition marked Home. to

move their counters completely around the 1 course, passing successivelythrough the ing this in accordance with the rules adnpir 7 variouswickets; and returning to, the Home position, the first one propertyaccomplished, Winning the game While we have" illustrated and describedthe preferred form of construction for carrying our inventionintoeflect, this is capable of variation and modification Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention' We, therefore, do notWi-shtobe limited to the precise details of construction set forth, butd'esire'to availourselves of such variations and ii difilcatioiis ascome within the scope of the appended claims.

' ving described our invention, hat We claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentisz *1. A'Vgan ie comprising a field having parallelcourses leading to a common "d es-tination, one of said'courses being afavorablero-u-te and another of said courses; being an unfavorable routesaid routes being of different col and indicating means havingcolors'co: espondi-ng to said routes to determine the advance over one;oft'he other of saidrotates,substantially asde scribed. V

A; game comprising a fieldhaving" parallel courses, one o-fsaid coursesbeing favorable route and another of" said courses an un favorab route,said routes being of roiite;'and' indicating means having colorscorresponding to said routes to determine field a double indicatorco-operati-n-g' with d fferent colors; hazards on said favorable courselaid 0115911 said field substanially in the form of a croquet groundsand divider intol spaces, some of the spaces on one of said coursesbeing distinctively marked to indicate advantage points; suitablewickets detachably mounted on said one course; and counters movable onsaid course, substantially as described v r I I v p 5. A game comprisinga fiat board foldable at the centera double course laid outoii'said-board substantially in the form of a croquet gi'ounds, saidcourses being distinotivelv coloi'ed'anddivided into soaces e V l 7 someof the spaces on oneof said coursesbeiiig'distinctively marked; suitable\VlGlCQtS detachably mounted on said one course}. movable on: saidcourse; a Vnuiricount ber'ed diali'on said board; and aspirin-111g saiddial, snhst'ian-tially as described; r 1 I a p 6. A game: compris' 1g afield; double course laid out on said field, said courses beingdistinctively colored and dividedinto spaces; counters movable onzsaidcourse;

a dial divided'i ito spaces, said spaces being subdivided intosubdivisions; distinctively marked to correspond with said' 'coursesyanda spinningindicator co operatiiig with said dial, substantia'l l yasidescribed.

4.. game "comprising a" field having parallel courses, one of saidcourses being a favorable route and'the 'ozt-heran unfavorable route;hazards on said favorable routeivhic'h, must be negotiated to permitsuca cessful completion of 'said course and means for determining bychance movements on said favorable or ion said unfavorable courses,substantially as describedf- In testimony whereofwe'liave signed ournames to the foregoing specification in pressubscribino; Witnesses.

LAURENCE F. HANKE. V

Yi- ARHEN J. STINSGN.

WVitnessesz? 7 p CLARENCE EPTHPVELDVY,

RosiiK. TRIB.

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